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H.R. 261 118th Congress House

Article I Regulatory Budget Act

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a Federal regulatory budget and to impose cost controls on that budget, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 10, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jan 10, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 10, 2023
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 Latest action January 10, 2023

Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Article I Regulatory Budget Act

This bill requires the establishment of a federal regulatory budget to limit the costs of federal regulations. It also establishes requirements for disclosing the projected costs of federal regulations and procedures for enforcing the regulatory budget.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Dec 14, 2023
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 24, 2023
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Jan 10, 2023
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jan 10, 2023
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jan 10, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 261: Article I Regulatory Budget Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-261/
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"H.R. 261: Article I Regulatory Budget Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-261/.
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H.R. 261, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-261/.
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